Re: Suggestion re: floating point comparison (was Re: Problem with where clause)

2002-02-02 Thread Shankar Unni
[ database mysql query ] Sinisa Milivojevic wrote: >On Fri, 01 Feb 2002 15:21:07 -0800 >Steve Edberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>...perhaps a NEAR function could be added; as a config file or >>compile-time option, you could define an accuracy range. Say, >> ./config --with-epsilon=0.0001 >

Re: Suggestion re: floating point comparison (was Re: Problem with where clause)

2002-02-02 Thread Sinisa Milivojevic
On Fri, 01 Feb 2002 15:21:07 -0800 Steve Edberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ...perhaps a NEAR function could be added; as a config file or > compile-time option, you could define an accuracy range. Say, > > ./config --with-epsilon=0.0001 > > (if memory of my numerical analysis classes

Suggestion re: floating point comparison (was Re: Problem with where clause)

2002-02-01 Thread Steve Edberg
...perhaps a NEAR function could be added; as a config file or compile-time option, you could define an accuracy range. Say, ./config --with-epsilon=0.0001 (if memory of my numerical analysis classes serves, the 'fudge factor' was conventionally symbolized by epsilon; I suppose you co